There are tons of services that police provide: Elderly check-ins, noise complaints, damaged property, stolen purses, runaway children, etc. They all cost money, and for the most part, communities are happy to pay. Justice is something most people want, and so we pay a group of people to provide it.
But what happens when the cost is astronomical? Like, crazy. Like, incalculably high? So high, no one even knows the number? Is there anyone putting downward pressure on costs when it comes to service from the police, or do they have a blank check on the community bank account?
I ask because a woman in my town today called the police to remove her adult son, age 45, from her home. Criminal trespass. Totally legitimate complaint. I am happy to pay for that. If someone were trespassing on my property, and I was an old lady, hell, I would want some help from a group of young, well-trained guys, too.
The response from police was: 30 police officers, 2 SWAT teams, firefighters, blocking off the street— to kick a loafer from his mom’s home? You can’t put a price on officer safety, but even so, this was excessive.
I posted on Facebook about my concern about the cost, and a townsperson responded that in situations where a hiker gets lost and incurs a cost to local rescue, they get a bill. He proposed the same thing for cases like this. Not a bad idea.
What do you think? Should people be personally responsible for their expensive specialty police calls? How can a you ensure you are not on the hook for some wildly excessive service your neighbor requests? Should we all share the costs equally? How can we best ensure community safety while also staying within reasonable budgetary limits? Your thoughts welcome!
Of course freekeeners would argue for nipples. That is the only way they can see a woman that close up. Of course they will be hiding in the bushes like they do when they stalk people. This will also allow freekeeners to continue to objectify women because the freekeeners will get in the face of a woman but not a man.
So Jacks, how do you pick up the fairer sex? I’ll bet they just swoon when you lie about how much money you make.
did they show exibit A in the courtroom? Um i dont think nipples are the problem…i mean if there was a disembodied nipple whod care?
Dan Hynes has done a fantastic job representing us from the very beginning. We are extremely grateful for all that he has done for us, regardless of the ruling of the Supreme Court. In answer to your question, there are tons of people, and sadly many of them women who feel the sight of a female nipple is immoral. You know, “what about the children?”, you know, those children who go around topless till they are all of a sudden told “cover up, you are now a sexual object” (at the age of 3 or 4), (those same children who… Read more »
that lady seems very self conscious and ..proud
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Ian just loves nipples. Especially the underaged kind.
Say Jacks, did you know that while you were biding your time anticipating the crash of cryptocurrencies, the rest of us were buying them when they were cheap and exchanging them for a sizable a profit? It’s too bad you’re not bold enough to to do the same, eh Jacks?
What about free the penis?
Men should be allowed to take a leak next to a tree without getting arrested for
public indecency.